Elderly Whistler woman arrested on drug charges for second time this year

View full sizeOla Mae Robinson has been arrested again on drug charges.

PRICHARD, Alabama -- An 81-year-old Whistler resident has been arrested for the second time this year on drug charges, Prichard police said today.

Ola Mae Robinson, 81, was booked into Mobile County Metro Jail shortly after 4 p.m., according to jail records. She is charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, records shows.

Prichard authorities arrested Robinson at her home after serving a search warrant, Chief Jimmie Gardner said.

Robinson, then age 80, was arrested June 28 and charged with unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance and the manufacture and distribution of an imitation drug. She had been arrested during a drug sweep police had conducted at the time, officials said. She was released from jail a few hours after that arrest, records show.

In this latest case, Robinson remains jailed with a total bail set at $10,000, records show.